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  • First Look at Hayden Christensen’s Return as Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

    First Look at Hayden Christensen’s Return as Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

    We’ve known for a while that Darth Vader was making his grand return in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Yet, it wasn’t just any version of the character but actor Hayden Christensen returning to the role. There have been many teases that he’ll once again face off against his former master in the series, and luckily Entertainment Weekly offered a first look at the character’s return. While it is definitely Christensen behind the mask as teased, the first look is keeping him mostly in the shadows highlighting the danger he represents, as also highlighted by the Disney+ series writer Joby Harold.

    His shadow is cast across so much of what we do. And the degree of his proximity to that shadow is something that we’ll discover. But he is very much a part of the show emotionally for Obi-Wan, and possibly beyond that as well

    Joby Harold
    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    There’s just something magical about the design of Darth Vader that doesn’t need to change and still remains menacingly. It’s unclear if this shot was just for a photoshoot or is part of the series, but he still remains one of the most menacing villains in pop culture history. We’ll see just what Christensen will bring to the role, as after being asked if we’ll see his face, the actor only teased that he has to keep secrets.

    Source: Entertainment Weekly

  • ‘Gotham Central’ Co-Writer Greg Rucka Joins ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’

    ‘Gotham Central’ Co-Writer Greg Rucka Joins ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’

    A while back, it was announced that Matt Reeves would continue working in the world of Batman, but be jumping to a whole new medium, working alongside Bruce Timm and JJ Abrams on a new Batman animated series titled Batman: Caped Crusader. Timm would serve as showrunner while Reeves and Abrams would join the project as executive producers. Last month, it was announced fan-favorite comic book writer Ed Brubaker would be joining the series as head writer, and it seems like he brought a friend.

    In a recent newsletter, Brubaker revealed that he’s been working on the Batman animated series, but he hasn’t been working alone, confirming Greg Rucka has joined the animated series as a writer.

    “So, back on topic… what have I got for you this time? The past month or so I’ve done several podcasts or zoom interviews… I’ve been writing Friday and the 5th Reckless book while working on the Batman show with Bruce Timm. And also starting to adapt one of our books that I’ve got a star attached to, but more on that in the next few months, hopefully. On the Batman front, we only freelanced a few episodes in this first season, but I still managed to bring in a few great writers, one of who (whom?) used to work on Batman-related stuff with me back in the old days. I can’t tell you who it is, but his name rhymes with Craig Stucka and it was a lot of fun to work with him again. “

    Ed Brubaker

    Both Rucka and Brubaker are known for their work together on Gotham Central, a comic book series that followed characters within the Gotham City police department and for which Rucka won an Eisner Award in 2004. In addition to his work on Gotham Central, Rucka also had a lengthy run on Detective Comics and also worked on the screenplay for the 2008 animated anthology, Batman: Gotham Knight. The team behind this animated is pretty great and the series is surely going to be something special with that much talent on this project.

    SOURCE: Ed Brubaker

  • Leaked Promo Art Offers First Look at Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk

    Leaked Promo Art Offers First Look at Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk

    While the Disney+ special on Marvel Studios’ 2022 line-up hid our first look at Tatiana Maslany as the titular She-Hulk, it seems that the wait is finally over. promotional art for merchandise has leaked online with our first full look at the actress’ look with her green skin. She also is wearing the outfit that was teased in the 2022 showcase which is strongly inspired by her iconic look from the comics.

    That is not all, as even more feature some familiar costume designs from recent comic storylines and even a classic half-face design that was often used in comics to show the duality of these characters.

    She looks great, but it’s strange to think they were hiding her face if she mainly just looks like Maslany. There’s a chance that they haven’t finished the effects work at that point, especially with the series potentially not releasing until later this year. Still, the fact that merchandise has already leaked online means that the project is definitely going to find its way to Disney+ sometime this year.

    She-Hulk has a lot of potentials, as it not only gives us a Hulk-centric storyline but also lets us explore his relationship with his cousin. Seeing the curse of the Green Goliath from a different perspective has an interesting charm. She’s more than just someone lost to rage but even has the ability to break the fourth wall, which has been hinted at as part of the series. Here’s hoping we get a tease for the project in the upcoming months.

    Source: Twitter

  • George R. R. Martin Reveals Game of Thrones Prequel Titles

    George R. R. Martin Reveals Game of Thrones Prequel Titles

    HBO’s hit series, Game of Thrones, which garnered more attention than almost any other show during it’s run, ended in 2019. However, the network has plans to continue expanding the franchise through multiple prequel series over the course of the next several years. The first of these shows, House of the Dragon, will debut later this year, but at least four more projects are also on the horizon. In a recent interview, Thrones creator George R. R. Martin gave updates on each of the prequels, revealing their official titles and current showrunners.

    The first series will be centered around a legendary Dornish warrior-queen, and is still repping it’s original title of Ten Thousand Ships. Amanda Segel, known for her work on Person of Interest, will serve as showrunner. Another show, about famed explorer Corlys Velaryon, has changed its title from Nine Voyages to The Sea Snake, in an effort to avoid having multiple shows with numbered monikers. Bruno Heller, who worked on DC Comics’ adaptations Pennyworth and Gotham, is currently set as showrunner.

    The long-awaited adaptation of Martin’s “Dunk and Egg” novellas, about the companionship of a wandering knight and a youthful Aegon V Targaryan, does not yet have a title, but Martin says it will likely either be The Hedge Knight or Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The showrunner will be Steve Conrad, of Patriot fame, and Martin revealed he would like to write more novellas to help with the continuation of the live-action show. Lastly, the writer confirmed that an animated series is in development tentatively titled The Golden Empire, which will shed more light on the China-inspired land of YiTi. No showrunner is attached at the moment.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • ‘Gotham Knights’ Adds Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson

    ‘Gotham Knights’ Adds Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson

    The CW is kicking off development on yet another DC series with Gotham Knights. The series just recently added Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara to its cast and seems to have found a few more to add. Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson have all joined the cast of Gotham Knights, and it seems the series will be adding an original character with Morgans‘ character.

    We previously reported the first casting details on the series and believed one of the characters to be Dick Grayson, as the character was described as the adopted son of Bruce Wayne with a similar backstory to the first Robin. Well, Gotham Knights instead created a completely new character named Turner Hayes. It’s unknown if Hayes was Batman’s sidekick or was even a Robin at one point.

    Olivia Rose Keegan is set to play Duela, likely Duela Dent and the Jokers Daughter. Duela was born in Arkham and abandoned by her father, described as the most dangerous man in Gotham. Duela trained to become a brutal fighter and excellent thief. In our initial report, we believed one of the characters to be Duela Dent, and it looks like we were on the right track.

    Finally, actress Navia Robinson is set to play the role of Carrie Kelly, the Robin introduced in Frank Millers’ Dark Knight storyline. Carrie is described as being fearless and quirky, having talked her way into becoming the Bat‘s newest sidekick. This was the character we initially believed to be Tiffany Fox due to the type of actress the series was looking for.

    Gotham Knights will follow the children of Batman’s foes teaming up with his adopted son following the death of the caped crusader and the children being blamed for it. The series will be executively produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter, and David Madden with Natalie Abrams serving as Co-executive producer. Danny Cannon is currently set to both direct and executively produce the pilot.

  • ‘Agents of SHIELD’s Elizabeth Henstridge Shares BTS Photo from ‘Superman and Lois’

    ‘Agents of SHIELD’s Elizabeth Henstridge Shares BTS Photo from ‘Superman and Lois’

    Superman and Lois seems to be the CW’s golden child right now, getting tons of praise from fans and critics alike for its cinematic scope. The series has shined with Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch leading as the titular characters, who’ve uprooted their life in Metropolis and headed back to Smallville. The series has seen a ton of different directors take their turn at the helm and they recently brought in a face familiar from comic book television.

    Best known for playing Jemma Simmons on Agents of Shield, Elizabeth Henstridge joined the second season of Superman and Lois in a directing role, picking up the episode “Anti-Hero”. Henstridge took to Instagram to share her excitement in directing the episode by sharing some photos from set, featuring her alongside the man of steel himself.

    Henstridge recently spoke with TV Line on how she came about being able to direct and episode of Superman and Lois, detailing how she’d be very interested in directing for Berlanti Productions for awhile.

    This is my dream show and my dream job, so I was gunning for a while to direct and episode. I love the superhero genre, and I kind of launched a targeted attack on Berlanti Productions, aiming towards a lot of his shows. Superman and Lois is top of my list, so with my [directed] epsode of S.H.I.E.L.D, I was able to get meetings with people over there and work my way through to getting a meet with [showrunner] Todd Helbing. I just love everything he does, I love what he says in the shows that he’s involved in, and I love Superman and Lois, so I basically just talked his ear off for an hour. I think that to shut me up he was like, “You can helm an episode”

    Elizabeth Henstridge

    The second season of Superman and Lois also featured the former Pink Power Ranger, Amy Jo Johnson, directing an episode of the series. In the past few years Johnson has directed multiple indie films. Its fun to see the series rotate such great talent and continuously welcome new voices each season.

    Source: Instagram, TV Line

  • ‘Ms. Marvel’s Premiere Scheduled for June, May Hint at Disney+ Release

    ‘Ms. Marvel’s Premiere Scheduled for June, May Hint at Disney+ Release

    We’ve been discussing back-and-forth when the next Marvel Studios Disney+ series may premiere. While we’re still waiting for Moon Knight‘s to release by the end of the month, it seems that we got more information on when Ms. Marvel‘s summer release might be. New information provided by Hollywood Partnership, who blocks off streets for Hollywood-related events may have given us our first hint at when the series will make its debut on Disney+.

    They’ve shared information that Hollywood Blvd. will be closed down for a Ms. Marvel premiere from June 2nd until June 3rd. As these red carpet premieres are usually shortly before the release on Disney+, it may confirm a June release on Disney+. Yet, they might also have the premiere event a week or so ahead. As Obi-Wan Kenobi releases by the end of May 2022, it might be a bit later due to Disney+ generally avoiding overlaps for their series.

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    There’s still no official word from Disney on the release outside that She-Hulk won’t release until after its premiere on Disney+. We usually get it around two to three months ahead of its premiere. So, an April confirmation seems very likely if it is indeed going to release in June. Right now, Marvel Studios is focused on its release of Moon Knight and we’ll still have to wait just a little longer until we get an official word.

    Source: Hollywood Partnership via Twitter

  • ‘She-Hulk’ Won’t Release Until After ‘Ms. Marvel’ on Disney+

    ‘She-Hulk’ Won’t Release Until After ‘Ms. Marvel’ on Disney+

    Marvel Studios has announced quite a few series on Disney+, but it has not always been forthcoming as to the release dates of the MCU entries. While Moon Knight will premiere on March 30, we do not have dates for the other announced 2022 Disney+ projects. Most notably, the highly-anticipated She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel series are not officially connected to any dates at this time. But it looks like we finally have at least some update on those.

    During Disney’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that Ms. Marvel will be the next series after Moon Kight. He also stated that She-Hulk would be released “later this year” after Ms. Marvel. While this is disappointing news for She-Hulk fans, it does give more shape to the MCU’s Disney+ 2022 calendar. Ms. Marvel has previously been confirmed to have a summer 2022 release date, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will likely drop late in the year. The leaves a late summer or fall release date wide open for She-Hulk.

    The news will come as a bit of a surprise to MCU fans, as the Tatiana Maslany-led She-Hulk has been in the works for quite some time. The series is also expected to bring back big names like Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth in addition to fan-pleasing cameos. The series will also play a role in the lead up to Marvel Studios’ World War Hulk film. The news means that fans will have to wait a bit longer for She-Hulk than they may have been expecting, but they can rest assured knowing that the series is once more confirmed to be a 2022 release.

    Source: The Direct

  • ‘Quantum Leap’ Sequel Series Pilot Rounds Out its Cast

    ‘Quantum Leap’ Sequel Series Pilot Rounds Out its Cast

    A day after confirming Ernie Hudson has joined the cast of its Quantum Leap sequel series pilot, NBC has announced three more actors set to join the cast. Per Variety, Caitlin Bassett, Nanrisa Lee, and Mason Alexander join the cast of the NBC pilot. The trio will star alongside series leads, Raymond Lee and Hudson.

    Bassett will play a character named Addison. She is a project lead at Quantum Leap headquarters and operates a “state-of-the-art technology to communicate with an individual time traveling in the past.” This will mark Bassett’s television debut. She was a part of the ABC Discovers Talent Showcase and is a military veteran who previously worked with the U.S. Army Intelligence and the National Security Agency.

    Lee will play a character named Jenn. She’s said to be the head of security for Quantum Leap headquarters. While Alexander will play Ian, the chief architect of Quantum Leap’s A.I. program. Lee has previously appeared in shows such as Westworld and The Morning Show. As for Alexander, they most recently starred in Netflix’s live-action take on Cowboy Bebop and are set to appear in the streamer’s adaptation of The Sandman.

    Steven Lilien (Gotham) and Bryan Wynbrandt (Gotham) will pen the pilot script.

    Source: Variety.

  • Colin Farrell Teases Potential R-Rating for ‘The Batman’ Penguin Spinoff on HBO Max

    Colin Farrell Teases Potential R-Rating for ‘The Batman’ Penguin Spinoff on HBO Max

    Just minutes ago, we got the confirmation that The Batman‘s first spinoff will indeed focus on Colin Farrell‘s Penguin. While he didn’t have a large role in the film, he still had an important role–especially teaching Batman and Gordon some Spanish lessons. The series has been confirmed as a limited series and an interview from Rotten Tomatoes has found its way online with Farrell teasing that not only might the series explore his origins before his appearance in the DC film but also that they are potentially eyeing an R-rating.

    The Batman was still a hard PG-13 rating but didn’t fully embrace the R-rating that it could’ve. While it would’ve been great to see a bloodier take of the already dark storyline, there’s always the hope to reach a general audience as much as possible–even if Joker managed to pass a billion with that rating a few hours ago. Of course, there’s a chance that the pandemic scared Warner Bros. away from risking it and hoped to dial it back. Luckily, HBO Max doesn’t face does restrictions and it makes sense they could embrace the R-rating a bit more moving forward.

    Source: Twitter